Drove by a Hallmark store last night. You wouldn’t believe how many guys were standing in front of the card rack looking for Valentine’s Day cards. They probably wouldn’t have this problem, if someone would have had the forethought to celebrate Valentine’s Day on the same day every year. You know, like February 14th, for example. Then, they could have enough time to plan ahead. Just saying…

I love Johan Vinet’s pixel art. I actively follow him on Tumblr and always enjoy his sprite based creations. BUT…I don’t think the Game Boy Color had the technical capabilities of rendering a game that looks like this mockup. Game Boy Advance, definitely, but the Game Boy Color…Eh, not so much.

For most of the Game Boy Color games I remember, even first-party Nintendo titles, the use of color was more of an afterthought. Still, there were some titles, like Shantae, that took advantage of the palette they were offered. But even games like that weren’t as detailed as the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker image displayed above.

Shantae – Game Boy Color

In conclusion, really love the way that this image looks and I would love to be able to play a game that looked like it. Unfortunately, that game would not be playable on the Game Boy Color. Just saying…

Sure Adventure Time‘s Beemo looks like a half-Macintosh half-Game Boy Color with Atari 2600 controllers that also shares some traits with a Vectrex, but let’s be honest here. Whenever you think of Beemo the first thing that comes to mind is a Nintendo Game Boy. That’s why this image just makes sense.

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I decided to share this classic comic from The Perry Bible Fellowship today since twenty-five years ago today, the original Game Boy launched in Japan (April 21, 1989). It’s been one awesome ride. The Game Boy is still a great handheld system, even by today’s standards.

Remember when this was all that you needed to see to get excited about playing a video game? The start up screens now are mainly before the console/handheld itself launches. I want to believe that the original Game Boy was the first to make this appear before starting up a game, but I could be wrong. Nonetheless, as simple as they were they did set the mood that you were getting ready to game. Good times…